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Gambling on National Security

John H. Jackson | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Education, Council on Foreign Relations, Education Reform, National Defense, Public Education, Equal Opportunity, National Security, Education News
John H. Jackson

In confronting any other national security threat, the U.S. wouldn't trust unreliable and unproven solutions. Why, then, do some in the education sector insist we gamble on the privatization of our public schools?

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Women in Combat: The Crow Is Cooking

Greg Jacob | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Pentagon, Women, Ann Dunwoody, Department of Defense, Budget, Combat, Appropriations, Navy, Generals, Santorum, Equal Opportunity, Women in Combat, Marines, Military, Army, Defense Contracting, Air Force, Politics News
Greg Jacob

Women in the military are being held back simply because they are women. Such an idea is not only completely at odds with military ethics, but is distinctly un-American.

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Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day!

Katie Smith | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Title IX, Seattle Storm, Athletes, Katie Smith, Female Athletes, Seattle, Women Athletes, Professional Athletes, Equal Opportunity, Wnba, Sports News
Katie Smith

There were times when women were limited in their athletic endeavors and it was not that long ago. We have to keep educating the next generation of girls so that we can continue to thrive and experience anything and everything life has to offer.

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Michelle, Hillary, Elizabeth

Brent Budowsky | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Equality, Elizabeth Warren, Honesty, Class War, Political Parity, Equal Opportunity, 99 Percent, New Ideas, Margaret Thatcher, New Vision, Decensy, Michelle Obama, Eleanor Roosevelt, Edward Kennedy, Discrimination, Fairness, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Brent Budowsky

This is a story about three great women and two historic waves that embody the political, social, cultural, economic and consumer waves that are transforming America and the world in real time.

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Class Illusions

Paul Stoller | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Politics, Deficit, Myth, President Obama, Poverty, Class Warfare, Middle Class, Republicans, Social Class, Equal Opportunity, Politics News
Paul Stoller

Most Americans want to believe that they are middle class, and this notion, which goes along with the myths of American social equality and equal opportunity, makes us feel good. We don't like to discuss issues that threaten our social myths.

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Students Still Have Unequal Access To Educational Opportunities

The Huffington Post | Emmeline Zhao | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Underprivileged Children, Education Opportunity, School Performance, Performance Evaluations, Education, Underprivileged Schools, Education Reform, Schools, Education Disparity, Equal Opportunity, Civil Rights, Diversity, Education News

Amid efforts in education reform, students across the country still face large disparities in educational resources and opportunities, according to a ...

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A Job for Everyone: Democracy in America

Pam Spritzer | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Fair Elections Now Act, Poverty, Military Industrial Complex, Third World America, Economy, Pursuit of Happiness, Charles Ferguson, Larry Summers, Jobs, Obama, Citizens United, Equal Opportunity, Campaign Finance, Unemployment, Dwight Eisenhower, Koch Brothers, 2012 Election, Corporations, Wpa, Jobs Report, Politics News
Pam Spritzer

Fourteen million Americans were unemployed in May. All the while, corporations rake in record profits. This disconnect between public need and public policy is causing widespread suffering. Why isn't our government serving us, and what can we do?

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Memorial Day 2011: Let Us Especially Remember...

Dorian de Wind | Posted 07.29.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gays in the Military, Military, Memorial Day, Equal Rights, Equal Opportunity, Women in the Military, Immigration Debate, Afghanistan War, Impact News
Dorian de Wind

We have come a long way in one short year towards eliminating barriers that have prevented too many of our service men and women from serving to their full potential -- sometimes even from serving.

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Deval(uing) Government

Glenn C. Altschuler | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Yes We Can, Equal Opportunity, A Better Chance, Deval Patrick, Booker T. Washington, Governor of Massachusetts, Books News
Glenn C. Altschuler

Let's face it: government is the only institution with the power and resources to make equal opportunity more than an empty slogan. Deval Patrick, no doubt, agrees. But he says precious little to that effect in his book.

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Segregated And Satisfied In The Southland?

Gary Orfield | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education Reform, Southern California, Equal Opportunity, Education Policy, School Segregation, Segregation, California Segregation, Education-Inequality, Los Angeles Segregation, Education News
Gary Orfield

California is backwards in terms of racial and ethnic justice. Los Angeles changed the state constitution to block a desegregation plan.

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Oklahoma Official Questions Hiring Pregnant Women

AP | MURRAY EVANS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Herb Rozell Hiring Pregnant Women, Herb Rozell Pregnant Women, Herb Rozell, Equal Opportunity, Herb Rozell Controversy, Herb Rozell Hiring Controversy, Hiring Pregnant Women Controversy, Politics News

OKLAHOMA CITY — A member of Oklahoma's Board of Education drew heated reaction Thursday after saying a newly hired administrator would be "worth...

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Our Daughters, Ourselves

Lynn Povich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Sex Discrimination, Newsweek, Women in Business, Gender Discrimination, Equal Opportunity, Women's Rights, Women in Media and News, Women in Media, Feminism, Journalism, Women's Liberation, New York News
Lynn Povich

On March 16, 1970, Newsweek published a cover story on the women's movement called "Women in Revolt." That same morning, 46 female Newsweek staffers announced that we, too, were in revolt.

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Liberal Causes: What Happened To Women?

Katha Pollitt | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Women's Equality, What Happened to Women, Liberals, Women's Rights Movement, Feminism, Equal Opportunity, Katha Pollitt, Equal Pay, Politics News

On August 26, 1970, thousands of women marched down New York's Fifth Avenue as part of the nationwide Women's Strike for Equality. ... Forty yea...

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Women and Minorities Bit Players, But Gaining in Selling to America's Biggest Customer -- the Federal Government

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Small Business, Valarie King-Bailey, Federal Contracts, Federal Contracting, Women in Government, Equal Opportunity, American Express, Diversity Initiatives in Business, Recovery Programs, Women Minority Owned Businesses, OnShore Technologies, Minority Owned Businesses, Give Me 5 Program, Chicago Foundation for Women, Stimulus Programs, Women Owned Businesses, Government Procurement, Black Owned Businesses, Women?S Economic Advancement, American Express OPEN, Request for Proposal, Eddie Washington, Waukegan, City of Chicago Contracts, State Contracts, Bidding, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

When it comes to stimulus-related government contracts for small business, women's business, and minority-owned businesses, there are but few happy campers.

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Monopoly With Liberty and Social Justice For All?

D. Brad Wright | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Philosophy, Liberty, Social Justice, Income Inequality, Equality of Opportunity, Health Care Reform, Monopoly, Equal Opportunity, Health Care, Civil Rights, Politics News
D. Brad Wright

Is the path from opportunity to outcomes guided by a set of rules that can be considered fair?

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Even Bigger than The Hype: Obama's Candidacy as World-Historical

Shahid Buttar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reverend Wright and Racism, Colonialism, John McCain, Mccain, Grassroots, 2008 Recession, Obama, Immigration, Diplomacy, Post-Colonialism, Equal Opportunity, Recession, Racial Profiling, Barack Obama, McCain Iraq, Obama Diplomacy, Nelson Mandela, John McCain 2008, Benazir Bhutto, Economic Recession, Obama 2008, Racism, Discrimination, Middle East Diplomacy, McCain 2008, History, Politics News
Shahid Buttar

But even though racial inequities persist, there is no doubt that the first black President will be a milestone, a watershed seemingly unthinkable before Obama's meteoric candidacy.

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